Richard Gere
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 31, 1949
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and producer. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast.
Filmography
- Asymmetry
Asymmetry TBA
as Ezra
- Left Seat
Left Seat TBA
Actor
- The Making Of
The Making Of TBA
Actor
The Basics of Philosophy 2026
Actor
La vida és Verdi 2026
Actor
Terrence Malick - Filming the Invisible 2026
as Self - actor
Eyes on Ukraine 2025
Executive Producer
Together for Palestine 2025
as Self
Oh, Canada 2024
as Leo Fife
Wisdom of Happiness 2024
Executive Producer
Longing 2024
as Daniel Bloch
Maybe I Do 2023
as Howard
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall 2020
as Self
It Takes a Lunatic 2019
as Self
Three Christs 2017
as Dr. Alan Stone
The Dinner 2017
as Stan Lohman
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer 2016
as Norman Oppenheimer
The Benefactor 2015
as Franny
Time Out of Mind 2015
as George, Producer
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015
as Guy Chambers
Henry & Me 2014
as Henry (voice)
Monk with a Camera 2014
as Self
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew 2014
as Self
Movie 43 2013
as Robert (segment "iBabe")
Arbitrage 2012
as Robert Miller
The Double 2011
as Paul Shepherdson
Project Happiness 2011
as Self
Compassion in Emptiness 2011
as Self
- When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun 2010
as Self
The Buddha 2010
as Narrator
Brooklyn's Finest 2010
as Off. Eddie Dugan
- This Emotional Life
This Emotional Life 2010
as Self
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 2010
as Self
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet 2009
as Narrator (voice)
Amelia 2009
as George Putnam
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story 2009
as Self
Hachi: A Dog's Tale 2009
as Parker Wilson, Producer
Mustang: Journey of Transformation 2009
as Narrator
Nights in Rodanthe 2008
as Paul
I'm Not There 2007
as Billy
The Hunting Party 2007
as Simon Hunt
The Flock 2007
as Erroll Babbage
Dreaming Lhasa 2007
Executive Producer
The Hoax 2006
as Clifford Irving
On Life & Enlightenment 2006
as Self
Live 8 2005
as Self
Bee Season 2005
as Saul
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast 2005
as Self - Presenter
Rachel: An American Conscience 2005
as Self
Shall We Dance? 2004
as John Clark
Celebrity Naked Ambition 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chicago 2002
as Billy Flynn
Unfaithful 2002
as Edward Sumner
The Mothman Prophecies 2002
as John Klein
The Concert for New York City 2001
as Self
Dr. T & the Women 2000
as Dr. Sullivan Travis / Dr. T
Autumn in New York 2000
as Will Keane
Runaway Bride 1999
as Ike Graham
Junket Whore 1998
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies 1998
as Self / Host
The Jackal 1997
as Declan Mulqueen
Red Corner 1997
as Jack Moore
Primal Fear 1996
as Martin Vail
Unzipped 1995
as Self
- Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche
Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche 1995
as Narrator
First Knight 1995
as Lancelot
Intersection 1994
as Vincent Eastman
Mr. Jones 1993
as Mr. Jones, Producer
And the Band Played On 1993
as The Choreographer
Sommersby 1993
as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend, Executive Producer
Blast 'Em 1992
as Self (uncredited)
Final Analysis 1992
as Isaac Barr, Producer
Rhapsody in August 1991
as Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter 1990
as Self (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Pretty Woman 1990
as Edward Lewis
Internal Affairs 1990
as Dennis Peck
Miles from Home 1988
as Frank Roberts
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 1988
as Self
No Mercy 1986
as Eddie Jillette
Power 1986
as Pete St. John
King David 1985
as King David
Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion 1985
as Narrator (English language version)
The Cotton Club 1984
as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer
The Honorary Consul 1983
as Dr. Eduardo Plarr
Breathless 1983
as Jesse
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982
as Zack Mayo
Reporters 1981
as Self
American Gigolo 1980
as Julian Kaye
Yanks 1979
as Matt Dyson
Bloodbrothers 1978
as Stony De Coco
Days of Heaven 1978
as Bill
Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977
as Tony
Baby Blue Marine 1976
as Raider
Strike Force 1975
as Trooper Walter Spenser
Report to the Commissioner 1975
as Billy
- Chelsea D.H.O.
Chelsea D.H.O. 1973
as Milo
Credits from TMDB.